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Getting hooked on a TV show can be a traumatic experience, but don’t worry there are a number of solutions to this, very real, problem.

Poke your eyes out

Sometimes the direct approach is the best and by poking out your eyes you also get the added bonus of not having to pay for contact lenses or glasses, if you need them, and you get to bring your dog into places, like restaurants, were dogs wouldn’t normally be allowed. Another advantage is that no longer will you have to worry about some stranger coming up and poking your eyes out, it’s already done and you’ve saved them the time.

Break the TV

No TV = no problem, right? If, on a lazy Saturday night, you decide to put your fist through the screen, in an attempt to encourage Ted to hurry up and get to the point, then the temptation is cut off at the source, but seriously come on Ted this information is irrelevant to how you actually met their mother don’t toy with me.

Leave the remote somewhere far away

Next time you leave the country, why not take the remote with you and don’t worry about bringing it back. Most people won’t sit through another flight just to change the channel and don’t worry about the buttons on the TV you won’t think of that, you never do (until you’ve torn the how apart looking).

Burn the entire cast

Well sure there are reruns, but is it ever really the same?

Promise yourself a gift in return for stopping

The best incentive to do anything is getting a reward. So, in exchange for cutting back on your addiction, why not buy yourself the box set? It’s so not the same thing as watching it on TV, this time you are in control and that means it can’t be bad.

Remember getting addicted to a TV program is a natural thing and is not your fault. If you need further support then I suggest giving up. Though I don’t advice you to try any of the methods listed, I do want to know have you ever, or do you now, have a show that you just have to see? What is/was it? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also please feel free to subscribe/follow and, if you like this post, click the like button.

The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most anticipated films of 2012 and now, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have some new images to keep us interested.

The pictures show a new, upgraded, Batman suit and a small glance at were its stored, the Batcave. They also give a really good look at bane who is fighting with Batman in one of the pictures. In another picture Gordon is seen backed against a wall holding a gun, possibly about to experience whatever it is that sends him to the hospital.

The pictures look pretty impressive, but it’ll mean nothing if we can’t understand Bane. Personally, I never saw a big problem with him, but a lot of people did and numerous comments have been released, from people involved in with film, saying not to worry. Despite rumours to the contrary, Writer, Jonathan Nolan, has said that they will not have to do voiceovers and that when fans see more they will have no problem understanding him.

What do you think? Have these pictures got your mind on the plot? Do you like the new Batman suit? Are you planning on seeing the movie when it comes out in July? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe/follow and click the like button, but only if you like it don’t lie to me.

Lunar eclipses aren’t that rare, at least one happens every year, but the moon isn’t always completely eclipsed. When this happens, it’s because the earth is directly in between the sun and the moon, thus preventing the suns light from reflecting off the moon. This is called totality and it has another cool effect, it causes the moon to appear red after it comes out from the eclipse. The reason for this is that the rays of light, coming from the sun, pass through our atmosphere and the particles in the atmosphere make it look as though the moon is red. Ancient civilisations have feared the red moon believing it was a bad omen, in actual fact the same process, light passing through our atmosphere, is the reason the sky is blue.

In four years there will be another red lunar eclipse, but last night one happened right above Ireland. People all over the country occasionally peaked out their windows indifferently, each one wondering if they would see something amazing. Most were disappointed, briefly, because they couldn’t see anything. The reason for this is that the moon eclipsed while rising so it literally rose into the eclipse. This meant that only people with a clear view of the horizon got to actually see the eclipse.

Living in the city I couldn’t see it, but I did try my best, even going as far as standing looking out the window in my attic. From there I could see people walking outside from time to time, taking a look up, making sure no one saw them stargazing and then walk back inside. It would have been interesting to see it, but remember that the international space station should be visible for the next few weeks so keep an eye out, especially if you’re in the UK or Ireland.

What do you think? Did you see the red lunar eclipse? Have you ever seen one? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe and if you like this post show it by clicking the like button.

If you’ve been within hearing range of me when the trailer for X-Men: First Class came on, then you’re probably sick of me complaining about it. However, I saw the movie and got in for free. No it wasn’t anything to do with my blog or journalism; it was because my friend works in the cinema. Having seen the movie, my opinion of it has completely changed.

Personally, I hate when movies can’t stay within the continuity of the series they’re in, but X-Men: First Class has proved to be an exception. It contradicts the previous instalments numerous times, even going as far as using the same character in a different time period; yes I’m talking about Emma Frost. I could write a whole post on the errors in the canon of the X-Men movie series, but if I’m honest, when I got into the film, they didn’t bother me as much as I thought they would. In fact, I think the movie was probably one of the best in the franchise.

The first two X-Men movies where directed by Bryan Singer, who left the third one to direct Superman Returns, which was his dream project. Without Singer the series took a nose dive. X-Men 3 was bad and dismissed a lot of the pre-established story, but it was X-Men Origins: Wolverine that completely turned me off the franchise. I insisted I would never see another X-Men move, at least not one in this canon, but who can turn down a free ticket and I’m glad I went.

The film follows Professor X and Magneto back when they were Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr. The first scene is a near shot for shot remake of the opening scene in the first X-Men movie. It shows Erik first using his magnetic powers to bend a gate in a concentration camp. It was so similar that I actually did think it was the same scene. Meanwhile, Charles is living in a mansion and one night meets Mystique who becomes his best friend. Though this was an interesting storyline, it contradicts with the original movies where Professor X and Mystique appear to have no emotional investment in each other, good or bad.

It takes a while for Charles and Erik to meet, but even separated they stole the show. It was nice to see a different side to the characters. We get to see young fun Professor X, even hitting on random girls in bars. It was a nice touch and the relationship between the two has been one of the more engaging things about the movie series as a whole. Despite both being on different sides, they have a mutual love and respect for each other and it was really enjoyable to see where that began.

There are a bunch of other mutants in the movie and, unlike X-Men Origins: Wolverine, they all got a fair amount of screen time. One of the things that stood out for me was Beast’s transformation. To avoid giving too much away I’m just going to say that they used what happened in the comics. Also featured in the movie were Havok, Banshee, Riptide, Azazel and many more. It was surprising, and nice, to see that they found a place for each of the mutants to show off and use their powers, especially Banshee, who normally doesn’t get shown in such a cool light. If you’re a major comic fan then you might remember that Havok, aka Alex Summers, is the middle Summers brother. Though obviously the timeline won’t allow that in the movie, Singer did say that Havok and Cyclops are related just in a way that works for the film.

This film is the best thing to happen to the series since X-Men 2. It was refreshing, fun and interesting. Luckily, it has been announced that they want to turn First Class into a series, which means we don’t have to say goodbye to these characters just yet. If you’re going to see the movie and you are familiar with the previous films, there are some things that were thrown in for fans. One of the best is the suits, which were joked about in the first movie. Good luck spotting the rest, which include cameos from two cast members from the previous films. I recommend giving this film a chance, even if you are concerned about the canon.

What do you think? Are there too many mistakes? What power would you like to have? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Jaws met Free Willy and they had some sort of mutant movie baby? Well wonder know more, because here’s another movie mix.

When a young boy learns that the police are trying to kill a great white shark, he risks everything, including his own life, to free the heartless killing machine. Truly a heart wrenching story of the crazy stuff kids did in movies in the 90s. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you won’t go in the ocean for weeks.

Just to clear up a bit of confusion this is NOT a real movie it is part of a new thing I’m doing called Movie Mix. I take two films or TV shows and combine them.

What do you think? Would you like to see this movie? Which of the originals is better? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below.

Do you hate your job? Is the nine to five getting to be too much? Are the weekends the highlight of your life? Well Hollywood is offering a solution; kill your boss.

Horrible bosses is a movie about three mistreated employees, played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis, who decide that they’ve had enough of their overbearing bosses. They then launch a plan to murder their bosses, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey. To do this they enlist the help of a con artist, Jamie Foxx, who gives them tips on how to pull off their plan.

The movie will hit cinemas on the 8th of July in America and on the 22nd of July in the UK and Ireland. Despite only coming out this year, the first version of the script was purchased by New Line Cinema way back in 2005. The script was later rewritten, in 2010, before the film went into production.

The trailer was released on the 11th of May. The movie looks promising, but I can’t help think that any humour would fade where they to actually succeed in killing any of their bosses. However, judging by the trailer, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Of the bosses, Colin Farrell’s character is my favourite. For this role Farrell is rocking the comb over, which, fortunately, he doesn’t have to do in reality just yet. His character is the dumbest of the bosses, but he gets some of the better lines. Jennifer Aniston plays a dentist who is sexually harassing her employee and Kevin Spacey plays the powerful, manipulative boss.

Its makes me glad to be unemployed, although I’m not condoning murdering your boss or anything. The movie looks really funny and the trailer should be a good indicator of whether or not you’ll like the movie. It’s a comedy, but, let’s face it, it’s not suitable for kids, though it is tamer than the hangover, it will probably attract the same audience.

What do you think? Which boss would you prefer? Have you ever considered killing your boss? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe.

Are you currently pacing the floors of Google in a desperate attempt to find out more information about a game that’s being developed? Well you may be in luck as E3 is just around the corner. E3 stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s an annual event were game developers show off their latest projects and make announcements. It’s not a buy a ticket at the door kind of event; it’s for people in the gaming industry and press. I know what you’re thinking ‘Adam you are so lucky to be going’, well unfortunately my invite must have gotten lost in the mail because I didn’t get it.

Though I won’t be there, I will still be stalking people who where and finding out all of the great revelations that are made at the show. Personally I’m most interested in seeing if Capcom release new details on the upcoming punch in the face to Devil May Cry fans. I say that knowing full well that I will most likely buy whatever the end product of their treachery is, plus I’ve kind of embraced the changes (at least for now).

The expo is held in the Los Angeles Convention Center each year around the end of May or the start of June. This year it will be from the 7th to the 9th of June. From what I can tell, there are going to be thousands (and I mean thousands) of companies exhibiting at the show. A full list of all these companies is available on the E3 website, so go check and see if the game you’re stalking has a chance of being featured.

What do you think? What game are you obsessed with at the moment? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe.

Okay so I know it’s not a new movie, but it’s not really well known, at least not outside of America. It came out last year, 2010, and it was written and directed by Wes Craven so you know it’s got to be (pause for effect) interesting.

Last night I watched My Soul to Take and I have to say I was expecting worse. I hadn’t read any details about the film, but I had seen a clip that just looked, unintentionally, hilarious. Also I’d read that it got really bad reviews from critics, I haven’t read what they said I just know that they hated the movie.

The movie really throws you in the deep end, it doesn’t spend a lot of time explaining what’s going on or who these characters are, which forces you to think about it and really try piece the details together yourself. Personally, I like this, because I think it makes you engage with the film and you sort of get into the whole experience more, but I can see that, from a different point of view, it could be seen as really annoying and unnecessary.

Though, I must say that putting together all the pieces would have been a lot easier if they were all included in the box. There are parts of the plot that are left completely unexplained, which is down to bad editing. Guess where I found the answers that were not in the movie (pause, this time to leave time to guess) the deleted scenes of course. The movie has a running time of 1 hour and 42 minutes (including credits). I get that leaving in every deleted scene would be impossible, there is quite a few of them, but would it have killed them to cut out some of the stuff that doesn’t make any sense, the aforementioned unintentionally hilarious scene for example, and put in the scenes that explain the plot? I think not.

The movie opens by showing how the Riverton Ripper was caught and allegedly died. Then it cuts to sixteen years later were, on the anniversary of this supposed death, the teenagers of the town, hold a party were one of the seven children that were born on the night the killer died must pretend to fight off a puppet of the killer (now this isn’t the kind of puppet you’ll be seeing on Sesame Street, I warn you). Of course the mentally challenged kid gets pick and freaks out, but the party is broken up by the police. Then the killer begins to kill again. Is it the original killer or is it one of the seven who is carrying the soul of the killer inside them.

One of the things I really liked about the film is that it relies heavily on mental illness, but also teams it with the supernatural. The story follows Adam ‘Bug’ Hellerman, a sixteen year old that suffers from mental illness. Of course if you don’t watch the deleted scenes you might just think Bug is really weird. Since you see everything as he sees it it’s not really clear whether anything supernatural is happening or if it could all be due to mental illness. I would recommend the film, but not to everyone. It’s kind of a movie for people that like to think and analyze movies. If you’re the type of person who goes home and googles the movie you just saw, and you like horror movies, then I think you’ll really like this movie, but if for you the movie ends when the credits roll maybe you should give this one a miss.

What do you think? Have you seen it? Did you love it or hate it? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to subscribe.

Today I saw a list of the top 100 superheroes. I didn’t look at which one was number, because I actually want to go down the list and see them all. While I probably won’t know some of them, I’m still curious to see were my favourite heroes placed on the list. I then start thinking about making my own list. I remember how long my 100 things about me post took so I’m not going to do 100. Instead I’m going to stick with five, but I’m also going to include my top five villains. I’m already debating on the order so I’m just going to leave the order random.

Anyway, let’s start with the heroes.

Superman; I know it sounds boring, but I’ve always been a fan. The first comic I read was actually a Superman comic so I guess that has a lot to do with it. Some people say he’s too powerful, but I don’t see the problem with that I don’t want to back a weak superhero, besides Krytonite seems to be readily available in the DC universe, plus he’s affected by magic.

The Flash; I just really like the character. I have for years. I remember my friend even recorded the movie for me when we were kids. What’s cooler than being the faster man in the world? Nothing, that’s what.

Nightcrawler; It all started in 2003 when the second X-Men movie came out. He was one of the new characters and I just thought he was really cool. Ever since he’s just been one of my favourite superheroes. His powers and the flaws in his powers are just so well thought out. Then again, after seeing The Fly, the remake not the original, I don’t think I’m ever going to want to teleport (no one ends up with a fly head in that version, for people who have never seen it).

Batman; You’ve got to love a spoiled rich kid that uses his money to fight crime. Big fan of gadgets, pure and simple. I think Batman is one of those heroes that everyone knows about whether they want to or not. Who doesn’t know his back story?

Iron Man; I generally prefer my superheroes with superpowers, but, to avoid sounding prejudice to non-powered heroes, I’ve included another. Also, the 2008 Iron Man film was great and I’m looking forward to seeing him in the upcoming Avengers movie.

Now on to the villains

Dark Phoenix; I was actually going to put Phoenix in the hero section, but I realised I like her better as a villain. She wasn’t done justice in the third X-Men movie, but it wasn’t completely horrible. Her storyline is a pretty interesting part of the X-Men comic and animated series’.

Black Cat; Forget Batman, Black Cat is the real anti-hero of the comic world. Her philosophy is that she is the Black Cat and Felicia Hardy is just a character she plays.

Juggernaut; I just always remember him from the cartoon when I was a kid. He just stuck with me so he made the list. He too was not done justice in X-Men 3.

Venom; Definitely deserves to be on anyone’s list of favourite villains. It’s kind of like Dark Phoenix when I think about it. The idea that an external force can just sort of takeover, or at least influence you, is really interesting. Also, both he and Phoenix have infected more than one person.

Doomsday; Though I was let down my how Smallville ended Doomsday’s storyline, the character was done very well. However, the comic book version is very different, for one thing there is no Davis Bloome. I do think that adding the human side worked for the show, but either way the villain that killed Superman should be on everyone’s favourite super villains list.

Do you agree/disagree? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below.

Was the moon landing faked? Who cares, all I know is that a spaceship from Cybertron was discovered on the moon way back on the first moon trip to the moon and the US government have kept this a secret, even from the Autobots. Thank you Obama.

Just a few days ago, a new trailer for the third Transformers movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was released. It gives a lot more detail than past trailers and I have to say, despite earlier hesitation, I didn’t hate it. It looks like it’s going to be an action packed adventure from start to finish, which is surprising considering how bad number two did.

By know you probably know that Megan Fox is not longer part of the franchise, unfortunately Shia LaBeouf still is. Was Fox’s absents felt in the trailer? Nope they replaced her with some blonde girl. The blonde girl, also known as Rosie Huntington-Whitley, plays Carly, a character that is actually from the 1984 Transformers animated series. Finally one of the shows human characters has made it into the movies. The actress playing her has no prior acting experience though so it could go either way.

The plot explores the final battle between Autobots and Deceptacons. Each group is trying to get their hands on the ship that the humans found on the moon many years before. The secrets that the ship holds may well decide the winner of the war. I have mixed feelings about the plot. It just feels like they always have to go back and discover secrets. Didn’t the Transformers ever actually live on Cybertron? Shouldn’t they know some of this stuff already?

A real tragedy occurred while they were filming. An extra suffered from permanent brain damage when a stunt, that she wasn’t even part of, went wrong. A cable broke and came through the front of the car she was in, hitting her in the head and cracking her skull. She is paralyzed on one half of her body and her left eye had to be stitched closed. Paramount promised to pay for the medical expensive and her family is suing for seven counts of negligence. The extra’s name is Gabriela Cedillo and she is 24 years old. I legitimately hope that she wins the lawsuit.

Another accident happened on the set, this one involving a police officer who clearly was out sick the day they announced that some streets would be closed for filming. The car that plays Bumblebee was crossing an intersection when a police car came from a different direction. Unable to stop in time Bumblebee crashed into the side of the cop car. The officer was not supposed to be there, but at least no one was injured.

What do you think? Is this film cursed? Are you glad to see a human from the animated series appear in the film? Do you miss Megan Fox? Will this series be able to recover after the disappointing, perhaps racist, second film? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also don’t forget to vote.